Comments on: Suggested Questions http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/ The UK & Ireland Answers Community blog Sat, 01 Oct 2011 17:19:52 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Anaconda http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1710 Anaconda Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:06:45 +0000 http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/#comment-1710 I agree with Poseidon - he put my views across eloquently. I stopped visiting YA for the aforementioned reasons. I simply want to answer/help genuine questions to the best of my ability. Some of the questions/answers were so inane you could tell that they were being asked in order to 'up their points' to gain a higher level. The language and abuse had got out of hand - with genuine participants being penalised because someone didn't like the answer. They clicked the 'report abuse' button, when no bad language or abuse had taken place. The suggestion of 'employing' moderators is an extremely good idea. These should be selected by YA, based on the quality of the answers and not based on the quantity! If this service is brought up to standard then I will return on a regular basis. I agree with Poseidon – he put my views across eloquently. I stopped visiting YA for the aforementioned reasons. I simply want to answer/help genuine questions to the best of my ability. Some of the questions/answers were so inane you could tell that they were being asked in order to ‘up their points’ to gain a higher level. The language and abuse had got out of hand – with genuine participants being penalised because someone didn’t like the answer. They clicked the ‘report abuse’ button, when no bad language or abuse had taken place. The suggestion of ‘employing’ moderators is an extremely good idea. These should be selected by YA, based on the quality of the answers and not based on the quantity! If this service is brought up to standard then I will return on a regular basis.

]]> By: Abdul Waheed Qureshi http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1637 Abdul Waheed Qureshi Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:26:38 +0000 http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/#comment-1637 I want to continue it which I started today I want to continue it which I started today

]]> By: furryanimallover http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1636 furryanimallover Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:41:09 +0000 http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/#comment-1636 That's a good idea , but they show me questions that are NOT relevant to me!! And they are 4 days old!!!!! That’s a good idea , but they show me questions that are NOT relevant to me!! And they are 4 days old!!!!!

]]> By: jcpolland http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1635 jcpolland Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:58:24 +0000 http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/#comment-1635 an okay feature but a feature to deal with point farmers would be better. i.e. reducing peoples points for answers not related to the question or people who'se help sent you in the wrong direction. yes some people are only trying to help when they answer people questions but some people think its not yahoo answers but yahoo my opinion. people post questions looking for an answer to help them and others think what they are asking must make them a bad person. there are hundreds of these questions mostly always left to vote because people give up checking for there answer only to be given a sometimes insulting answer. so a feature for that would be nice maybe just something on their profile to say dumb answerer or answers not related to questions an okay feature but a feature to deal with point farmers would be better.

i.e. reducing peoples points for answers not related to the question or people who’se help sent you in the wrong direction.

yes some people are only trying to help when they answer people questions but some people think its not yahoo answers but yahoo my opinion.

people post questions looking for an answer to help them and others think what they are asking must make them a bad person.

there are hundreds of these questions mostly always left to vote because people give up checking for there answer only to be given a sometimes insulting answer.

so a feature for that would be nice

maybe just something on their profile to say dumb answerer or answers not related to questions

]]> By: Doethineb http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1633 Doethineb Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:00:47 +0000 http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/#comment-1633 I find this idea more of an irritant than a help. For one thing, the questions tend to be very old and all too frequently deleted by the asker. For another thing, there is no way of discovering the country from which they were asked. This makes an enormous difference when they concern a subject like law or law enforcement. We are all capable of finding our own relevant questions on the appropriate page. Why not let us go on doing this as before, rather than showing questions which are no longer relevant? I find this idea more of an irritant than a help. For one thing, the questions tend to be very old and all too frequently deleted by the asker. For another thing, there is no way of discovering the country from which they were asked. This makes an enormous difference when they concern a subject like law or law enforcement.

We are all capable of finding our own relevant questions on the appropriate page. Why not let us go on doing this as before, rather than showing questions which are no longer relevant?

]]> By: Steve Bob http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1632 Steve Bob Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:41:48 +0000 http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/#comment-1632 Great idea, but why are you ignoring my settings? I'm set up to see UK and Ireland questions only, but in the "Suggested Questions" it's including ones from the US! Great idea, but why are you ignoring my settings? I’m set up to see UK and Ireland questions only, but in the “Suggested Questions” it’s including ones from the US!

]]> By: Duke75 http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1586 Duke75 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:16:07 +0000 http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/#comment-1586 What a waste of time. It keeps suggesting the same 3 resolved questions on ONE subject even though answers have been given on a variety of subjects. What a waste of time. It keeps suggesting the same 3 resolved questions on ONE subject even though answers have been given on a variety of subjects.

]]> By: Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers team http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1585 Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers team Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:55:59 +0000 http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/#comment-1585 Hey Poseidon We wanted to take the time to answer your question in detail because of the amount of time you put into your post and how strongly you clearly feel about Answers - something we're very grateful for. With regards to contacting Yahoo! there are several ways. If you see abuse you can report it. We assure you that we take this issue very seriously and that both Customer Care and Community Moderation are designed to deal with it swiftly and accurately. If you have an issue you want to raise with us that is not about abuse, then you can always place it on the Suggestion Board (http://suggestions.yahoo.com/?prop=answers) which we check regularly or email the Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers team on y_answrs_team_uk@yahoo.co.uk. Even though swearing itself (as long it is not used to insult other users) is not against the Community Guidelines, we think you make a good point about the profanity filters on Answers and we will feed it back to the rest of the Yahoo! Answers team - though we all know that to a certain degree users will always find ways around profanity filters. Many thanks for taking the time to let us know about how Answers can improve: we're always open to suggestions. -- Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers team Hey Poseidon

We wanted to take the time to answer your question in detail because of the amount of time you put into your post and how strongly you clearly feel about Answers – something we’re very grateful for.

With regards to contacting Yahoo! there are several ways. If you see abuse you can report it. We assure you that we take this issue very seriously and that both Customer Care and Community Moderation are designed to deal with it swiftly and accurately.

If you have an issue you want to raise with us that is not about abuse, then you can always place it on the Suggestion Board (http://suggestions.yahoo.com/?prop=answers) which we check regularly or email the Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers team on y_answrs_team_uk@yahoo.co.uk.

Even though swearing itself (as long it is not used to insult other users) is not against the Community Guidelines, we think you make a good point about the profanity filters on Answers and we will feed it back to the rest of the Yahoo! Answers team – though we all know that to a certain degree users will always find ways around profanity filters.

Many thanks for taking the time to let us know about how Answers can improve: we’re always open to suggestions.

– Yahoo! UK & Ireland Answers team

]]> By: Jan http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 Jan Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:29:05 +0000 http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/#comment-1575 Why have I been passed a question about alcohol???? Who out there knows who I am? Why have I been passed a question about alcohol???? Who out there knows who I am?

]]> By: Poseidon http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Poseidon Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:03:55 +0000 http://www.yanswersbloguk.com/b4/2009/03/20/suggested-questions/#comment-1574 Its all very well YA giving brand new ways of finding and answering questions but from the responses I am seeing here as usual it appears very little thought has gone into the way they should be accessible. For example questions shown which have already been answered by many other subscribers. What YA wants to do is to concentrate on the way its site is run and give subscribers the opportunity to contact them properly rather than having to rely on auto links, auto replies and blog sites. The main thing YA I feel needs to concentrate its efforts on is cleaning up the site. They are allowing simply anyone to subscribe and abuse the site and more importantly abuse other subscribers, they allow expletives or very vaguely masked expletives to appear on their site, they even allow usernames which are no more than expletives and offensive. It is also about time that they provided an email address which is monitored by human beings, not auto programs to allow subscribers to contact someone who actually lives and breaths. The first step to cleaning up YA is to ask some of its tried and trusted subscribers, the ones who really care about the genuine poster, to become moderators with the power to delete offensive and abusive posts and to warn those posting them and if necessary kicking the offenders off the site. Virtually all other Q&A sites have moderators and those who don't suffer in exactly the same way as YA does. A company the size of Yahoo must provide a proper method of feedback and contact. We are constantly being told by Yahoo and YA how well they are doing and how much they value our patronage and doing so much to protect its subscribers, but with regard to YA they appear to be doing nothing to protect the honest, caring subscriber and nothing to protect the young who visit the site, or those who are more sensitive. Allowing this to continue is not in my view free speech when subscribers are trawled, abused and singled out to be victimised by other subscribers. Free speech is a must but with it comes a duty and those posting unacceptable Qs & As must be held responsible when they are abusive and libellous to others, whether they subscribe to YA or not. If YA really want their site to be the best Q&A site on the Internet they must act now or the site will slide even further into no more than a site which is not a pleasant place to come to. There is a link asking us to tell YA what we think, I have used this at least twice and told them of my concerns and suggested remedies, as I know other genuine subscribers have, but nothing has improved, neither have I had a single response from YA. Some might say that if I don't like the way YA is run I should consider leaving. However while there are people asking genuine questions and seeking genuine advice, I will remain in order to try to help them. I believe my record as far as answering and helping others at YA speaks for itself. I really care for YA and those who do need help and want to try and help them whenever I can but I should not be expected to have to put up with foul-mouthed posts or abuse to do it. I am sure the vast majority of the caring subscribers feel the same. Poseidon Its all very well YA giving brand new ways of finding and answering questions but from the responses I am seeing here as usual it appears very little thought has gone into the way they should be accessible. For example questions shown which have already been answered by many other subscribers.

What YA wants to do is to concentrate on the way its site is run and give subscribers the opportunity to contact them properly rather than having to rely on auto links, auto replies and blog sites.

The main thing YA I feel needs to concentrate its efforts on is cleaning up the site.

They are allowing simply anyone to subscribe and abuse the site and more importantly abuse other subscribers, they allow expletives or very vaguely masked expletives to appear on their site, they even allow usernames which are no more than expletives and offensive.

It is also about time that they provided an email address which is monitored by human beings, not auto programs to allow subscribers to contact someone who actually lives and breaths.

The first step to cleaning up YA is to ask some of its tried and trusted subscribers, the ones who really care about the genuine poster, to become moderators with the power to delete offensive and abusive posts and to warn those posting them and if necessary kicking the offenders off the site. Virtually all other Q&A sites have moderators and those who don’t suffer in exactly the same way as YA does.

A company the size of Yahoo must provide a proper method of feedback and contact.

We are constantly being told by Yahoo and YA how well they are doing and how much they value our patronage and doing so much to protect its subscribers, but with regard to YA they appear to be doing nothing to protect the honest, caring subscriber and nothing to protect the young who visit the site, or those who are more sensitive.

Allowing this to continue is not in my view free speech when subscribers are trawled, abused and singled out to be victimised by other subscribers.

Free speech is a must but with it comes a duty and those posting unacceptable Qs & As must be held responsible when they are abusive and libellous to others, whether they subscribe to YA or not.

If YA really want their site to be the best Q&A site on the Internet they must act now or the site will slide even further into no more than a site which is not a pleasant place to come to.

There is a link asking us to tell YA what we think, I have used this at least twice and told them of my concerns and suggested remedies, as I know other genuine subscribers have, but nothing has improved, neither have I had a single response from YA.

Some might say that if I don’t like the way YA is run I should consider leaving. However while there are people asking genuine questions and seeking genuine advice, I will remain in order to try to help them.

I believe my record as far as answering and helping others at YA speaks for itself.

I really care for YA and those who do need help and want to try and help them whenever I can but I should not be expected to have to put up with foul-mouthed posts or abuse to do it.

I am sure the vast majority of the caring subscribers feel the same.

Poseidon

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